Sr. Software Engineer II - Catalog

About the role

For A Better You

At iHerb, we believe that living a healthy and balanced life should be easy and accessible to everyone. As a team member, we’ll empower you to live this promise each day as you make a truly global impact in your career.

We constantly strive for innovation, while transforming and improving the online shopping experience for our customers. We believe that individually we are incredible, but when we come together, our growth is infinite. In an industry that is constantly evolving, we are on a mission to make an impact on the global market, and the individual and collaborative efforts of our people are paramount to helping us succeed.

Whether you work in one of our logistics centers, technology hubs, corporate offices or even from home, your role at iHerb will take you beyond what’s expected, turning challenge into change. If you're ready for it, we want you to join our team. Get started now.

Job Summary:

The Sr. Software Engineer II - Catalog will build and modernize iHerb's product catalog, one of the most business-critical platforms in the company. You will work across the full stack: backend services, React frontend, and relational data layers. Our current backend is .NET/C#; we also use Go, Python, and Java across the organization.

Job Expectations:

Build and ship catalog features end-to-end: API design, business logic, data models, and React UI.

Use AI-driven SDLC tooling such as Claude Code as a core part of your daily workflow, including code generation, spec-to-code translation, and automated test creation.

Participate in the catalog modernization effort, working on the new stack in parallel with the existing platform.

Write and maintain automated tests; quality is built in, not handed off.

Review pull requests, maintain code standards, and contribute improvements to the shared golden path.

Collaborate with product and design to refine specs before and during implementation.

Instrument services with logging, metrics, and alerts; participate in on-call rotation and own incident response for catalog services.

The duties and responsibilities described above may provide only a partial description of this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all aspects of the job. Other duties and responsibilities not outlined in this document may be added as necessary or desirable, with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Required:

AI-driven SDLC : hands-on experience shipping production code with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor. The bar is not awareness; it is daily use in delivering real software.

Full-stack awareness: comfortable contributing across layers of the stack when needed; purely single-layer specialists are not the target profile.

Production ownership: experience owning features end-to-end from spec through deployment, observability, and on-call. Engineers here own what they ship; there is no separate ops handoff.

Code quality fundamentals: strong grasp of software design principles, automated testing, code review, and CI/CD.

Backend development proficiency in one or more of: C#/.NET, Go, Python, Java. .NET/C# is the primary stack today.

Proficiency in React or equivalent modern frontend framework.

Proficiency in Relational database experience with MS SQL Server or Postgres.

Proficiency in REST API design and microservice patterns.

High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Excellent organization skills and ability to multi-task

Preferred:

Contributions to internal developer tooling, golden path standards, or SDLC process improvements.

Experience with e-commerce platforms, product catalogs, or high-traffic consumer applications.

Experience working in globally distributed teams.

Track record of documenting architectural decisions, writing RFCs, or contributing to engineering wikis.

Equipment Knowledge:

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Experience with Google Business Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms) preferred

Experience Requirements:

Generally requires a minimum of 10+ years of software engineering experience.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred, or a combination of education and equivalent work experience.

Judgment/Reasoning Ability: Able to identify, troubleshoot and resolve problems quickly using sound judgment, poise and diplomacy. Ability to use judgment and reasoning skills, and determine when to escalate issues, as required, in a timely manner.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk and hear. The Team Member is frequently required to sit, walk, climb stairs, use hands and fingers, bend, stoop and reach with hands and arms. Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the work day. The Team Member may occasionally lift or move office products and supplies up to 25 pounds. Proper lifting techniques required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment: The noise in the work environment is usually moderate. Other factors are:

Hectic, fast-paced with multi-level distractions

Professional, yet casual work environment

Office / Warehouse environment

Ability to work extended hours as required

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Compensation:

The expected salary range for this role is $187,000.00 - $235,000.00 USD. The actual base pay offered will be determined by factors such as the candidate's relevant experience, education, geographic location, and internal equity.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Staffing Agency Submission Notice

iHerb does not accept unsolicited 3rd party ("Agency") candidates. If you are an Agency, please send any requests to be considered as a supplier in our Vendor Management System to staffingvendors@iherb.com. Do not contact iHerb employees directly. If requested to work on a role, any Agency candidates would be presented through the internal recruiting organization.

iHerb is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. iHerb provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment.